Learning and Access

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British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA)
The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA) is the England’s lead agency for ICT in education. The site provides useful information on initiatives and practical advice for schools.

Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
Department for Education and Skills (DfES) website containing Schemes of Work for National Curriculum (England) subjects.

Learning and Teaching Scotland
Learning and Teaching Scotland reviews, assesses and supports developments in learning and education, including the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in Scotland.

Culturenet Cymru
Culturenet Cymru website promoting and increasing knowledge of the culture and history of Wales online.

The Ministry of Defence
The Ministry of Defence website

TeacherNet
The education site for teachers and school managers developed by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) in England.

Scottish Resource Access Network (SCRAN)
The Scottish Resource Access Network (SCRAN) specialises in digitising Scottish history and provides historical learning materials and teaching packs online.

Inspiring Learning for All
Inspiring Learning for All enables museums, galleries, libraries and archives to develop learning activities based on a framework of best practice and to measure their impact on learners. This site describes how and why.

National Grid for Learning Cymru
The National Grid for Learning Cymru is a gateway to online teaching and learning resources for Wales, providing a network of selected links to websites offering high quality content and information.

Northern Ireland Network for Education (NINE)
The Northern Ireland Network for Education (NINE) is the Northern Ireland part of the National Grid for Learning (registration required).

National Literacy Trust
The National Literacy Trust is an independent charity dedicated to building literacy, underpinning all educational achievement and raising self-esteem.

The Campaign for Learning
The Campaign for Learning is an independent charity created to champion the cause of lifelong learning. The site includes family learning web pages.

Learning Curve
Learning Curve (from the National Archives) is a free online teaching and learning resource based on the History National Curriculum.

The Group for Education in Museums
Association promotes the importance of learning through museums and galleries in the UK

The Teacher Resource Exchange
The Teacher Resource Exchange is a moderated database of resources and activities designed to help teachers develop and share ideas for good practice. All resources on the TRE are checked by subject specialists to ensure they are of the highest possible quality.

Curriculum Online
This website aims to bring teaching professionals and multimedia resources together. It offers easy-to-use searching through thousands of multimedia resources which can be bought with eLearning Credits, as well as free resources. All these resources are from reputable suppliers, and aligned with the curriculum of subjects taught in schools in England.

Headline History
Funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the free website, which recently won the interactive BAFTA for Children's Learning, is full of true stories about English history, including the Second World War. Pupils can become reporters on a series of virtual newspapers, interviewing real-life witnesses to historic events, and an events and venues section allows users to see what's going on in their region. Children can also write their own stories, which they can publish on the site.

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